Bang for my buck

[rivo101]

Best Sli setups for 1080p at 1920x1080?

I want the best kickass configuration to run games on max with 60+ fps

Thanks

My budget is $1000 towards gpus

 

[badtaylorx]

can i get some more info on your system...

 

[badtaylorx]

you cant go wrong with a pair of these.....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127567

or if you want even better for only 40 more dollars you can go QUADfire with a pair of these.......
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131446

or better yet,,, just get one of those powercolor x2's and drop the extra $$$ on 2 more monitors and play in eyefinity!!!

 

[rivo101]

here are the rest of the specs for the system im going to build

Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD7B3 Z68 MB
Intel Core i7 2600K LGA1155 with CoolerMaster V8 Cooler
8Gb DDR3 1600Mhz G.Skill 2X4Gb
1000Gb 1Tb Samsung SATA2 32Mb
60Gb Corsair Force SSD 2.5"
Corsair 1000W HX-1000 ATX PSU
Antec Twelve Hundred FULL- CASE

 

[jjb8675309]

for 1080p you do not need an sli setup, get a gtx 570 or hd 6970, quadfire is an absolute horrible idea, anyone who rec this obviously doesn't have a clue, drivers for 2 gpus are bad enough you think 4 will run smoothly!?, I think not, really crossfire or sli should only be used for high resolutions or multi monitor setups imo otherwise there are plenty powerful single card solutions that will get the job done as the ones I listed above. In my experiences crossfire drivers are extremely weak, had crossfire 6870s and went to a single card because of the piss poor minimum fps and general headaches that were consistent across several drivers, this is my 2 cents, good luck

 

[rivo101]

so if i get just a single gtx 580 i should get 60 fps? and i know crossfire has *** drivers thats why i only asked for sli setups not crossfire

 

[badtaylorx]

yup that'll do.......if you bleed green go with the msi cards as id avoid the asus tri-slot cards with that board......

if you have no affinity for amd nor nvidia that 6870X2 seems to best it in almost all aspects......you can read a review here

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/powercolor_hd6870x2_review/1

 

[badtaylorx]

drivers for both companies have issues in different areas...unfortunatly there is so much fanboyism on both sides that ppl end up hearing way 2 much of the bad... i built a quadfire 6990 setup for a client in late may and he has yet to call me with any problems.....the point being no matter what high end setup you go with ....most all games will avg. 60 fps . but somtimes maxxed out graphic intensive games will bog..... its just a fact of gamer life..... but yes.... a 580 will hit 60 most of the time but will also bog down to 20 (just a whole lot less than a lesser card)

 

[browsingtheworld]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500206&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL071511&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL071511-_-EMC-071511-Latest-_-DesktopGraphicsVideoCards-_-14500206-L03D
GTX 560 non-Ti for $170 shipped before rebates. $340 for a pair of 560s.

The HD 6870 X2 is a terrible and overpriced choice.

 

[jjb8675309]

yeah go for a gtx 580 then if you have the budget you will be getting 60+ in 99% of games, the asus triple slot one is a beast

 

[jjb8675309]

a pair of 560s would also do really well

 

[badtaylorx]

i had a pair of blue asus 460's and they were prolly the smoothest i had ever used(allbeit on 1280 x 1024).....and the 560 is an improvement on those

 

[jjb8675309]

what voltages did you use to get your cpu to 4.3ghz that is an impressive oc for that chip imo

 

[rivo101]

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